If the substitution effect dominates the income effect, then an increase in the wage rate will increase the quantity of labor supplied by an individual
a. True
b. False
A
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An economy has two workers, Paula and Ricardo. Everyday they work, Paula can produce 4 computers or 16 shirts, and Ricardo can produce 6 computers or 12 shirts. What is the opportunity cost for Paula to produce one shirt?
A. ½ computer B. 4 computers C. 2 computers D. ¼ computer
Suppose that today, consumers expect the price of a gallon of gasoline to double in the future. Then today the gasoline
A) demand curve will shift to the right. B) demand curve will shift to the left. C) supply curve will shift to the right. D) supply curve will shift to the left.
A stock is:
A. a financial asset that represents partial ownership of a company. B. a payment made periodically to all shareholders of a company. C. an agreement in which a lender gives money to a borrower in exchange for a promise to repay the amount loaned plus an agreed-upon amount of interest. D. a promise by the bond issuer to repay the loan, at a specified maturity date, and to pay periodic interest at a specific percentage rate.
If a major league baseball player would be willing to work for $500,000 per year and is currently being paid $1,200,000 per year, the opportunity cost of his decision to play baseball is
A) $500,000. B) $1,200,000. C) $1,700,000. D) $700,000.